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The God of Good Looks
- Author
- Breanne Mc Ivor
- Narrator
- Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 16 May 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Getting a second chance is a beautiful thing…
Bianca Bridge’s personal and professional lives are in tatters. She has lost her beloved mother and has only a distant relationship with her self-made father. And now, she’s been outed as the mistress of a government minister – ending her journalism career before it had even started.
All but unemployable, she is astonished when tyrannical make-up artist Obadiah Cortland, Trinidad’s legendary ‘God of Good Looks’, hires her as his new assistant.
At first, Bianca can’t stand her fierce new boss – and he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when her ex threatens both their futures and working together becomes their last resort, she begins to glimpse another Obadiah beneath the façade he’s so carefully cultivated.
‘Dazzling … I didn’t want it to end’ Coco Mellors author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein
‘Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation’ Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
‘I loved it’ India Knight
‘A glittering will-they, won’t-they Bridget Jones re-boot’ Nikki May, author of Wahala
‘A punchy romance with plenty to say about Caribbean class, poverty and sexism. Bianca Bridge is a heroine to root for’ Observer
‘Wickedly funny… Mc Ivor uses the metaphor of make-up to examine privilege, corruption and truth. Bianca is a hugely endearing heroine’ Daily Mail
©2023 Breanne Mc Ivor (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Bianca Bridge is a heroine to root for ... A punchy romance with plenty to say about Caribbean class, poverty and sexism
Observer
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A glittering will-they, won't-they Bridget Jones re-boot
Nikki May, author of Wahala
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I loved it
India Knight, Sunday Times Style
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A will-they-won't-they tension ensues as Mc Ivor uses the metaphor of make-up (there's an awful lot of it) to examine privilege, corruption and truth. It's wickedly funny ... Bianca is a hugely endearing heroine
Daily Mail
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McIvor shines in this pitch-perfect narrative of power imbalances ... McIvor combines tight plotting and strong character development ... This makes for a winning story of comeuppance
Publishers Weekly
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Likened to Bridget Jones.... It does have that same kind of wonderfully comic voice, as well as a protagonist to adore and root for
Anna Bonnet, Three Books to Read in June
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After an affair with a married government official ruins her prospects of becoming a writer, Bianca takes a job with an infamous make-up artist in this warm, Trinidad-set novel
The i Paper, Best Books to Read in June
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Mc Ivor uses Bianca's attempt to rebuild her life to examine issues surrounding the beauty industry and the poverty, violence and corruption blighting life in Trinidad . . . There's lots to enjoy, particularly a more authentic picture of Caribbean life than the postcard fantasy
The Times
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Part feminist tract, part love letter to an island . . . A self-aware, modern, female-centered novel out of Trinidad which breaks new ground
Monique Roffey, author of Costa Book of the Year, The Mermaid of Black Conch
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Full of characters whose struggles you feel to your bones - and will be rooting for all the way through. Bianca might just be one of my all-time favourite heroines. Fresh, smart, and packed with razor-sharp social commentary-a perfect blend of page-turning and thought-provoking
Caroline Mackenzie, author of One Year of Ugly
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Details
- Author
- Breanne Mc Ivor
- Narrator
- Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney
- Duration
- 10 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 May 2023
- ISBN
- 9780241999592
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Cosmetics, hair and beauty
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Getting a second chance is a beautiful thing…Bianca Bridge’s personal and professional lives are in tatters. She has lost her beloved mother and has only a distant relationship with her self-made father. And now, she’s been outed as the mistress of a government minister – ending her journalism career before it had even started.All but unemployable, she is astonished when tyrannical make-up artist Obadiah Cortland, Trinidad’s legendary ‘God of Good Looks’, hires her as his new assistant.At first, Bianca can’t stand her fierce new boss – and he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when her ex threatens both their futures and working together becomes their last resort, she begins to glimpse another Obadiah beneath the façade he’s so carefully cultivated.‘Dazzling … I didn’t want it to end’ Coco Mellors author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein‘Phenomenal! A book worthy of a standing ovation’ Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?‘I loved it’ India Knight‘A glittering will-they, won’t-they Bridget Jones re-boot’ Nikki May, author of Wahala‘A punchy romance with plenty to say about Caribbean class, poverty and sexism. Bianca Bridge is a heroine to root for’ Observer‘Wickedly funny… Mc Ivor uses the metaphor of make-up to examine privilege, corruption and truth. Bianca is a hugely endearing heroine’ Daily Mail©2023 Breanne Mc Ivor (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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